Ben jij al aan het afstrepen tot de release van het vijfde seizoen van Netflix Original House of Cards eind deze maand? Nog heel even geduld en dan kunnen we weer genieten van de perfecte schurk Frank Underwood. Een personage waar je eigenlijk gewoon nog respect en sympathie voor hebt ook.
Het zijn die momenten waarop Kevin Spacey zich recht tot je wendt en je even een goede tip mee geeft. Die ijzersterke dialogen met wijze one-liners, bruikbaar voor elke carrièredip of relatiecrisis.
We hebben het even voor je opgesomd.
Wat je van Frank Underwood kunt leren op het gebied van seks, democratie, ambitie, vriendschap, kinderen en macht:
1. "Friends make the worst enemies."
2. "If you don't like how the table is set, turn over the table."
3. "There are two kinds of pain. The sort of pain that makes you strong, or useless pain. The sort of pain that's only suffering. I have no patience for useless things."
4. "I'm not going to lie. I despise children. There, I've said it."
5. “What is the face of a coward? The back of his head as he runs from the battle.”
6. “I’ve always loathed the necessity of sleep. Like death, it puts even the most powerful men on their backs.”
7. “A great man once said, everything is about sex. Except sex. Sex is power.”
8. “For those of us climbing to the food chain, there can be no mercy. There is but one rule. Hunt or be hunted.”
9. “You build your future, it isn’t handed to you.”
10. “I love that woman. I love her more than sharks love blood.”
11. “I never make such big decisions so long after sunset and so far from dawn.”
12. “Of all the things I hold in high regard, rules are not one of them.”
13. “A lion does not ask for permission before he eats a zebra.”
14. “Shake with your right hand, but hold a rock in your left.”
15. “The gift of a good liar is making people think you lack a talent for lying.”
16. “The road to power is paved with hypocrisy and casualties.”
17. “There are two types of Vice Presidents, doormats and matadors. Which do you think I intend to be?”
18. “Power is a lot like real estate. It’s all about location, location, location. The closer you are to the source, the higher your property value.”
19. “After all, we are nothing more or less than what we choose to reveal.”
20. “Pay attention to the fine print. It’s far more important than the selling price.”
21. “Even Achilles was only as strong as his heel.”
22. “From this moment on you are a rock. You absorb nothing, you say nothing, and nothing break you.”
23. “Democracy is so overrated.”
Kim is freelance content creator en co-founder van het duurzame online lifestyle magazine ROUX. Ze is geboren en getogen in Friesland, maar vertrok na...
